What's next for H.R. 1 in Congress?

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What's Next for H.R. 1 in Congress?

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Senate Majority Leader Chuck Schumer (D-NY) hasn’t yet announced when he will bring Democrats’ sweeping overhaul of election laws, known as the For the People Act ([link removed]) , to the floor for a vote.

Though the bill narrowly passed the House on March 3rd, it could still be considered later this spring—and potentially trigger a “nuclear” standoff over Senate rules.

The Senate’s legislative filibuster, which requires 60 votes in favor to limit debate on the bill as it’s considered, remains a substantial barrier to H.R. 1 because there aren’t 10 Republican senators in the 50-50 Senate willing to vote to allow the bill proceed.

Furthermore, Democrats don’t appear to have the votes to invoke the “nuclear option” to override Senate precedents to eliminate the legislative filibuster.

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The Alabama House of Representatives has voted to overturn a ban on yoga in K-12 schools.

Saying "Namaste," chanting, and mantras are still forbidden, even if the bill passes. Moves and exercises taught to students would need to have exclusively English names.

In 1993, at the urging of conservative groups, the Alabama Board of Education voted to bar yoga, hypnosis, and meditation in public school classrooms.

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** Well, When Are We Going to Get Rowdy?
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Police in Miami Beach turned to pepper balls and arrests to combat "unruly" spring breakers in the South Florida party destination.

This weekend saw about 100 people arrested and two police officers injured.

"We're seeing too much spring break activity," Miami Beach Mayor Dan Gelber told CNN Saturday morning.

"We've got a problem with too many people coming here to let loose."

The Florida Department of Health (FLDH) dashboard reported 1,973,109 COVID-19 cases on Saturday, an increase of 5,167 cases over the previous day.

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** And, In The End...
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Get crackin' for National Peanut Lovers Day.

I prefer mine buttered (crunchy) or chopped over a tall bowl of açaí, what about you?

—Josh Herman

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